Newsmakers
Suspended Alabama coach Nick Saban says starting inside linebacker Trey DePriest has been suspended “for a short time.” Saban said Tuesday that DePriest violated team rules and could be back as soon as a week. The Crimson Tide opens Aug. 31 against Virginia Tech.
Released California safety Avery Sebastian has been released from the hospital, a day after he was injured in a hard collision during a scrimmage that had appeared to leave him immobilized. The school released a statement saying he had movement in all his extremities.
Denied PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem says two British newspaper reports of a bid to take over the European Tour are inaccurate. He says the tours continue to explore “collaborative efforts.” Keith Waters, the chief operating officer of the European Tour, told the BBC that the notion of the U.S. tour acquiring the European Tour is incorrect.
Retiring University at Albany football coach Bob Ford is coaching his last season. Ford announced at the team’s media day that he’ll retire after the season. Hired in 1970, he’s the longest tenured coach in college football. With 264 career victories, Ford, 76, ranks second among all active college coaches and first among active Division I coaches. He’s led the Great Danes to six league titles.
Announced Soccer player Aron Johannsson is eligible to play for the United States in today’s exhibition against Bosnia-Herzegovina after FIFA approved his request to switch national teams. Johannsson was born in Mobile, Ala., but moved to his parents’ native Iceland when he was 3. Because he played for Iceland at the Under-21 level, appearing in eight qualifiers for the 2012 UEFA Under-21 Championship, he needed FIFA’s approval to switch national teams.
• The NCAA says it has concluded its review of the Brandon Johnson game-fixing case and will not impose sanctions against the University of San Diego or its basketball program. The NCAA says it found no improper conduct by any member of the university’s staff or any other athletes. Johnson pleaded guilty Nov. 16 to soliciting a team member to influence the outcome of a game through a bribe. He began serving a six-month prison sentence on May 31. Former USD assistant coach T. J. Brown also pleaded guilty in November and was sentenced to a year in federal prison.
Returned South Carolina All-American Jadeveon Clowney has returned to practice after missing the past two sessions with a bruised shoulder. Clowney had 13 sacks last season and was named the Southeastern Conference’s defensive player of the year.